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Lumberjacked
Developer Inner Realm Studios, Dumb Duck Games
You wake up in a strange cabin deep in a mysterious forest, axe in hand, with only one way forward—through. Chop trees, sell logs, purchase and upgrade gear, and uncover the secrets hidden deep in the forest. From the Steam store page
174 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
75
LovedLoved
123 positive · 41 negative
95% range 68–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 123 | 41 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 1 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
451 of 552 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
75% recommend · 125 yes, 41 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 166 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (582 of 703 positive).
Players find the core gameplay loop of chopping trees and upgrading satisfying and addictive. [1][2][3] Many reviewers criticize the lack of a map or mini-map, making navigation frustrating. [4][5][6][7] Some players feel the late game becomes tedious and grindy, especially when hunting for the last few trees. [8][9][10]
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- [9]
A concept with potential that overstays its welcome. The early game is a competently executed if slow incremental themed around chopping down trees. The loop should be familiar: chop down trees to get money to improve your ability to chop down more and bigger trees. The late game is so awful, tedious, and extended that it makes most sense as a commentary on player choice in games, punishing you for engaging with the …
- [1]
Lumberjacked is a very well-made game that can easily pull you in for hours without you even noticing. It has a simple but satisfying gameplay loop, and that is exactly what makes it so enjoyable. It is the kind of game you launch to relax for a while, and before you know it, a big part of your evening is gone. I have already finished the game and completed both endings. Reaching 100% completion took me around 14 …
- [2]
It's about as simple as A Game About Digging a Hole, but with chopping trees. There's the usual loop but... I AM SO ADDICTED TO THIS GAME! It's only been 3 hours of gameplay so far, but I've done it a bit at a time, and each time I play, no matter how long or short of a time, I always feel I'm making progress. If you like some mindless fun with the action/reward/upgrade loops, you'll love this game. I do! I'm …
- [7]
Chop Tree Throw Tree Get Money Upgrade Repeat That is what this game is at it core. There are upgrades but you will realize very quickly that 3 of them is needed to basically progress and the other 3 are QOL. The gameplay loop is pretty repetitive and basic. The drone is very useless IMO. The game is lacking in areas. A big complaint I have is a lack of a map. I had to look up one online and even still I got lost at …
- [3]
Oh that was good and satisfying. So many trees, felt like I was cutting down a national forest worth of trees. The game has a lot of particles that are colorful and moving so the world feels full of visual stimuli while remaining simple at the same time with the majority of what you see being a few different types of trees and several colors of glowing mushrooms all around. The music is great too and it's nice that …
Summarised from 34 of the 176 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Lumberjacked sits at 75% positive across 164 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 174 · most liked firstThere’s some satisfaction to be had here but overall I cant recommend it. The upgrades have really poor pacing. At 4 hours in I had all the upgrades possible with only like 4700/10,000 trees cut. So 0 change in gameplay for the remainder of the game. Problem. The drone is too slow to have any significant impact and by that time you’re maxed out anyway so it’s even more redundant. The fog is nice for the aesthetic but becomes annoying when you can’t see ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ because all the trees are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A concept with potential that overstays its welcome. The early game is a competently executed if slow incremental themed around chopping down trees. The loop should be familiar: chop down trees to get money to improve your ability to chop down more and bigger trees. The late game is so awful, tedious, and extended that it makes most sense as a commentary on player choice in games, punishing you for engaging with the game on its own terms. I played through the grind to the end to see if there…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lumberjacked is a decent game at its core, but there are a few things that stop me from recommending it. The main issue is navigating the world with no map, and borderline useless compass. Trying to remember where you've been and how to get back to an area you want to revisit is painful unless you are someone with great mental mapping abilities. There are few landmarks and everything looks the same except for the different types of trees. And collecting everything (or chopping all the trees)…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It hurts me to not recoomend this game, it started out just fine until like a couple of hours in and then the map is insaley huge, it has no maps that you can use to see where you are, the drone is WAYYYYY too slow even with some uprgades and as some other folks mentioned, you just keep running and running with no automation and nothing to hasten the progress. This is one game I literally gave up in the middle of and I don't give up that easy because of all the running back and forth and no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just starting the first session of game playing as Emily Bronte, Werebeaver LumberJACKED. WIP
neutral · AI labelView post →Its alright for the price but near the end when everything is unlocked is 2-3 hours of mindless running and sprinting hunting for small batches of trees. The sprinting should be better. Or more upgrades or just something a little extra so its no so horrible near the end. I had roughly 800k coins at the end and everything fully upgraded. Solid 6/10 good for wasting time though.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's some shallow entertainment to be had here. Lumberjacked isn't a "bad" game per se, but there are enough problems for me to not recommend this to most people. On the bright side, the game is only $4.99 (I think I grabbed this for cheaper as a part of a Fanatical bundle or the like though) and for that price there are a couple hours of fun. The short and sweet, if you're autistic and need something to do for a few minutes here and there, have at it! My biggest qualm is the performance…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a game about chopping trees. Not much more to it. Dear devs. Please add a map or something that'll show remaining trees when going for the 100% I spent over an hour looking for just a couple trees.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Update: So turns out the devs are just churning out game after game( Their new baseball pin game and whatever the new one is, without even actually fixing their bugs or optimizing their games they've already made! ( I bought lumber jacked HOPING for patches/updates NEITHER are coming). WATCH OUT FOLKS!, THESE DEVS/PUBLISHERS (same people) are JUST FLIPPING their own HALF ARSED games they make, then moving onto the next "Project". Just look at there recent events and news. AVOID THIS COMPANY…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It went from moderately addicting to very frustrating after a few hours. I maxed out my stats/gear and only found one portal and not even all of the fairies or drone parts and none of the mapped items at the end of the paths. Once you get out deep into the paths it gets so confusing, especially at night (which happens too quickly). So I ended up just giving up instead of attempting to finish the game, if there is an actual ending.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I gotta start playing good games. Like my recent playlist is: - Snakecremental (just snake with an upgrade tree) - Lumberjacked (u cut down trees. that's it) - My two millionth playthrough of Morrowind - A remaster of a 20 year old game in Oblivion - YGO Like what the fuck is this list. I'm cooked
negative · AI labelView post →Lumberjacked is a very well-made game that can easily pull you in for hours without you even noticing. It has a simple but satisfying gameplay loop, and that is exactly what makes it so enjoyable. It is the kind of game you launch to relax for a while, and before you know it, a big part of your evening is gone. I have already finished the game and completed both endings. Reaching 100% completion took me around 14 hours, although that should always be taken with some reserve because playtime…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's exactly what it says it is, and exactly what it looks like. If that's for you, you'll get a solid 5-10 hours out of it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a somewhat uninspired, boring game. While it's true you "work out," in reality, it's simply exchanging money for upgrades; there is no minigame related to working out. Additionally, there is no map whatsoever, making completing objectives a chore. As a completionist, I spent time getting 100% of all achievements, which took around 13 hours. Overall, I cannot recommend this game unless you can get it for cheap, as there is not much content and it strays from its original purpose of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very basic yet fun game, quick progression and only took 10 hours to 100%, only gripe is no mini-map as you do get a bit lost, but would recommend to any achievement hunters :) 7.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game would be getting a thumbs up if it had a map. But the only map is inside of a building you can't enter, that you can only see from a distance...and there's no zoom button. Surely it wouldn't have been too hard to have that same texture pop up in front of my character when I press M? It's a short game, but I must have spent nearly an hour of my playtime just wandering around looking for patches of trees. Just give me a map. If I was doing this IRL, i'd just draw it on a napkin. Not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Big Upgrades in This Incredibly Addictive Game! - Lumberjacked #lumberjacked #indiedev #Indiegame #simulationgame youtu.be/3GsYV9FXTjI
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is short enough to finish in one sitting… but somehow still managed to ruin my sleep schedule. 10/10 tiny little masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite a bit frustrating without proper planning, I found it difficult to get one of the two endings without having memorized where the objects I needed were. Overall an enjoyable gameplay loop, but a lack of map/marker is an easily frustrating feature and makes the game a little harder to enjoy fully.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are too many other games that are very similar and do this much better. With a bunch of QoL updates, this might be worth the time, but the last half of the game is incredibly tedious. The last 10% is just aimlessly wandering around looking for the random trees you may have missed, and the fog is so thick that exploring is super inefficient.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't want to leave a negative review but for anything coming from forest hustle like I was just a warning. This game feels much slower and tedious due to the drone being almost useless for how slow and ineffective it is even at max upgrades, as well as there only being a singular resting point.(you can off set this with energy potions but then the grind to max your stats is worse.) the positive is that the game environment is more mazelike and a bit more fun to explore while being…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mildly entertaining game. Last achievement broken. Discussion records dating back to last year about same issue.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's about as simple as A Game About Digging a Hole, but with chopping trees. There's the usual loop but... I AM SO ADDICTED TO THIS GAME! It's only been 3 hours of gameplay so far, but I've done it a bit at a time, and each time I play, no matter how long or short of a time, I always feel I'm making progress. If you like some mindless fun with the action/reward/upgrade loops, you'll love this game. I do! I'm surprised I do, but I DO!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will leave the cat here, so that everybody who passes by can pet it and give it a thumbs up and awards ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fun little game, doesn't over stay it's welcome, that is unless you're trying to get all the achievements...then it's a bit much.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This Incredibly Addictive Game Really Surprised Me! - Lumberjacked #lumberjacked #indiedev #indiegame #simulationgame youtu.be/Zxo7w52VdZw
neutral · AI labelView post →Holy hell, do not buy this. Don't even try this. This is a game where you are lost in a forest... so you cut the forest down, so you're lost in a big map where everything looks the same. I thought I could cut down a tree to the stump, and use that as a guiding post. But when you upgrade your chopping power, trees don't become stumps anymore, they just get shredded completely. You have to cut down trees, buy upgrades, cut down more trees. I thought that sounded great. I'm the kind of person…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's mad to not recommend after 9.2 hours, but sunk cost kept me going, hoping there'd be a pay off to the grind - I got the most went-for ending and man was it underwhelming. If there was any amount of meaningful payoff I'd maybe be recommending it for what it is, a simple cutesy grindy time-waster that scratches an itch, despite it's terrible upgrade pacing and the near useless drone (as pointed out in other negative reviews). But it really is just a time-waster, and there's defo better ones…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →extremely buggy and looking at reviews many of the bugs have been in game for a long time so shows dev does not care less, only that money roles in. Missing trees at end so cannot finish game even though i checked whole area 3 times over. how a game can be allowed on steam that is unfinishable with a dev who doesnt even bother to fix the the game is stupid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Took me over a few weeks & 2 complete playthroughs to get both endings. That's about 100% of the achievements done in Lumberjacked on Steam. That'll be 177 perfect games now. Oh, and ignore the fact that the achievement icons are broken because the current beta Steam client update broke it though.
positive · AI labelView post →Game is ok ish. Needs a lot of love. Very easy to play wrong and get yourself screwed. I cant give a thumbs up though after cutting down 10k trees then getting glitched into a cell where i cant finish the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am the king of deforestation
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great game to play if you enjoyed "A game about digging a hole" or similar concepts. It has light story building with two unique endings. It could use a bit more to do in the End Game like a skill that's uncapped to spend money on or even being able to buy signs or other things to brighten up the world. I would also love to see a multiplayer version of this as it's a relaxing game and being able to enjoy this with my friends would be great. Overall the game is well worth the money!…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a fun short game chopping wood. Kinda like the hole digging games where you have to sell rocks to get money to get better gear. Here it just is wood. The only annoying thing I had at the end is when you have to chop down those 10,000, then you don't have eternal running stamina. So you can run and then there is a cooldown. Otherwise it you just want to know "What is next...." Nice game. I totally recommend it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a good, simple game that serves well as a way to unwind at its pricepoint. However, the lack of a map/radar or even a compass makes it extremely difficult to navigate around the forest. At the point where I realised I spent more time walking around than doing the actual chopping, I decided to drop the game. It's become almost frustrating trying to realise where you already went, and where you didn't. I just can't think of a single good reason why a map, or at least a minimap would be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to trust the Fairies, but my love for chopping calls for me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Achievements are bugged and never unlock. I have completed both endings and done everything in the game. Nothing. Restarted multiple saves, nothing. Can't recommend until the game actually works.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Full Upgrades! in This Incredibly Addictive Game! - Lumberjacked #lumberjacked #indiedev #indiegame #simulationgame youtu.be/eA40ayrswmQ
neutral · AI labelView post →Once I'm done with my hunt, how about I do a chill game and try to yap? Just some yap training as I play...Lumberjacked, probably. Any topic suggestions welcome!
neutral · AI labelView post →After 10 hours of playing... I got frustrated a lot of times, but I managed to chop up all the wood. It was a grind—especially after finishing the easy part; I snapped when I saw I had to start over—but all in all, it's a top-notch game for killing time. It can be a bit annoying not having a map, but after 10 hours, you learn it by heart.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fun and relaxing game, you can just chop down trees. Love both endings.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SOOOO GREAT!! But no steam cloud saves... lame I lost 4 hours from another pc earlier today..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I played it quite some time and wanted to finish it but in the end I gave up. The concept is simple, chop wood, get upgrades, chop faster, harder (scooter!!! that song is 12 year olds btw). The thing holding me back from finishing honestly from the start is the missing of a minimap. you can basically only see 5m around you and everything looks the same. The "map" provided at the gnome is not realy helpfull and after I turned 2-3 times I already forgot where I was/where I was supposed to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Chop Tree Throw Tree Get Money Upgrade Repeat That is what this game is at it core. There are upgrades but you will realize very quickly that 3 of them is needed to basically progress and the other 3 are QOL. The gameplay loop is pretty repetitive and basic. The drone is very useless IMO. The game is lacking in areas. A big complaint I have is a lack of a map. I had to look up one online and even still I got lost at times looking for things. This is an alright game, unique but nothing special…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →imple yet very addictive
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game! I ended up 100%ing it in some hours (it was left idle for a while)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →second best game ever
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun got the 100% in just over 8 hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty good if you like these sort of gradual upgrade games (dig a hole, etc.). I did everything in 8 hours, so that's probably how long you'll need too. It definitely could be improved, but at its price it's a fair deal.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →honestly its a really fun game I just finished getting all the achivements I cant really say anything more its a great game not too long
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly knew what I was getting into when I bought this. Just cutting down some trees and slowly powering up. Having a story develop while doing this was a nice little touch. Don't expect something that going to win awards or anything ground breaking. But if you want to just relax and progress to some nice music without anything being complicated. This game is for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely repetitive and mind numbing due to lazy UI, unimaginative upgrades, map design, and asset design. Could have been a lot better, but ended up being the world's most disappointing tree-genocide simulator.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh that was good and satisfying. So many trees, felt like I was cutting down a national forest worth of trees. The game has a lot of particles that are colorful and moving so the world feels full of visual stimuli while remaining simple at the same time with the majority of what you see being a few different types of trees and several colors of glowing mushrooms all around. The music is great too and it's nice that you can unlock more songs as you play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a professional deforester. You can be too. 10/10 would chop again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't see the forest bcs of all those trees..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn't care for it. I like incramental games where you keep getting stronger but this one had too many bugs for me, and no map made it a slog to navigate.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game looks nothing at all in the screenshots, it's all orange and the fog setting is so Jacked up you can't see anything. Combine that with the slow travel speed and the game very quickly loses any potential charm it had before the Halloween update. There's not even a graphic control for the ridiculous amount of fog either. I haven't been able to play this as it was intended so far and it's been frankly enough time waiting for a game I already purchased.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's this strange yet somehow soothing feeling when playing this game, just you and your axe. You put some music, make a coffee and play it on a rainy day, and forget all the problems. Cool
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I generally only buy games with achievements to 100% them, this game did not disappoint, all in it has taken me 11 hours to complete with much help from the useful guides and helpful community posts i couldn't ask for more, the game itself is simple but fun, reasonably priced and i'm my time playing; bug free. if your looking for a fun simple game to pick up and put down when time will allow i highly recommend you try this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's okay for the price. Lumberjacked is a grindfest. Lumberjack starts off boring and annoying because you can only chop down one tree and you can only throw so far to reach the grinder. You return to your house, sleep (the save) and workout to upgrade your attributes. On your deck, you can buy a better ax and buy energy drinks for stamina. The game gets frustrating when you get lost, too far from your throw distance, and you run out of energy drinks to chop trees. I've unstuck myself about 5…
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